Given name & surname · also Middle English

Stanger

“pole”

Stanger is a surname from Middle English (ultimately German).

Meaning & origin

What it means

Stanger goes back to Middle English stang, meaning “pole.”

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Where it comes from

Stanger comes from Middle English, and ultimately from German.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

How it developed

From Middle English stang (“pole”), from German Stanger.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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